Raved of the moment rap star and comedian Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz reveals how he developed the razz & funny Yoruba accent which he uses in his skits, he further disclosed about going back to practice law, saying he has no intentions of taking over his father renowned human rights lawyer – Femi Falana’s chambers.
Read excerpts of the interview after the jump
How he developed his fake accent
Ever since I was in secondary school, I have had this fake accent. I started with making fun of people and my siblings but as soon as I got into the university, I began to focus on my music and I decided to apply the brand in my music. After university, the brand began to grow bigger so I decided to branch out and I began to do short and funny videos. Now it puts food on my table.
On practicing law before going into music
I actively practiced for about two years after I was called to the bar in 2012. I was always going to court. It was not easy keeping my alter ego in check but I had to. I had to restrain myself from not being funny. Those that surrounded me at the time knew as well that I was trying my best to be ‘sane’ because it would have been catastrophic if I had allowed my alter ego to take over. I had to control everything from within.
If he would take over his father’s chambers
I cannot take over my father’s law chambers because it is a law firm and not a family business. There are so many lawyers there that are capable of continuing the legacy; so it is not something that I necessarily have to do.